Currently being sailed out of the Algoa Bay Yacht Club and ending on 4 January is the 505 New Year Regatta. Essentially this regatta is a test event ahead of the 60th sailing of the 505 World Championships taking place in Algoa Bay from 23 March to 3 April 2015. Organisers are hoping to see One Hundred 505 two man dinghies on the water during March and April with close on 80% of the sailors expected from Europe, the Americas and Australasia. Currently 8 boats are sailing a 'Rabbit … [Read more...] about 505 New Year Regatta
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A feast of Sailing in the Bay
Two sailing regattas are being sailed from the Algoa Bay Yacht Club this weekend. The Boardwalk Hobie 16 Nationals will be sailed from 20 to 23 March 2014 and promises a spectacle for sailors and spectators on Hobie beach and the Shark Rock Pier. In addition the International 505 Sailing class is expecting 14 boats and this year's current world champion to sail in a practise regatta ahead of the hosting of the 505 World Championships in Nelson Mandela Bay. The 505 Regatta will run on a … [Read more...] about A feast of Sailing in the Bay
Algoa Bay Delivers for 505 Sailors
After four races yesterday on 29 April, the final day of the 505 fleet sailing presented fine sailing conditions. An East North East of 10 knots saw race officer Brian Reynolds set Course 1 with the top mark offshore of Kings Beach, the bottom mark opposite Macarthurs Baths and the Wing mark in line with the harbour wall. 3 races were sailed in ideal conditions with the last race started after the course was reset to accommodate the east shifting and steadily increasing breeze. A 1.3 metre … [Read more...] about Algoa Bay Delivers for 505 Sailors
